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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2012 Feb;37(1):242–252. doi: 10.1007/s10900-011-9442-y

Table 2.

Estimated 2001 mean and time trends (βT) of BMI percentile and weight-related behaviors in the United States, by gender, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2001–2007

Meana SEM βT 95% CI
BMI percentile
Girls 57.67 0.43
  Linear   1.10   0.73, 1.47
  Quadratic −0.08 −0.14, −0.01
Boys 63.57 0.30   0.18   0.07, 0.30
TV viewing
Girls 2.07 0.03 −0.01 −0.03, 0.00
Boys 2.30 0.03 −0.04 −0.05, −0.03
Sports participation
Girls 0.87 0.02   0.00 −0.01, 0.01
Boys 1.18 0.01   0.00 −0.01, 0.01
PE attendance
Girls 1.68 0.05   0.01 −0.01, 0.02
Boys 2.17 0.04   0.01 −0.01, 0.03
Fruits and vegetables
Girls 2.28 0.03   0.00 −0.01, 0.01
Boys 2.50 0.03   0.00 −0.01, 0.01
100% fruit juice
Girls 0.86 0.01 −0.02 −0.02, −0.01
Boys 1.01 0.01 −0.02 −0.03, −0.02
Milk
Girls 0.91 0.01 −0.02 −0.03, −0.01
Boys 1.42 0.02 −0.03 −0.04, −0.03
a

Estimated 2001 mean, based on linear model